Despite clocking in at under 20 minutes, Burn Bridges cruises along like a drunken tour of some of the genre highlights of the past 30-odd years. The Saps bring us along through the mask of the garage-punk sound that lesser bands have been bloodlessly injecting into the mainstream for years. "Wait" hits the ground running with its punchy bass line and punky vocals. It's a wonderful stuporous celebration, both humorous and grittily explosive. We shift gears with the next track, "David Crosby," as vocalist Dan Lastick channels Mark Mothersbaugh through a brief ska ditty - a love-fetus of early Devo and the Aquabats. The Devo vein runs throughout as the Saps pull a little rockabilly and several breeds of punk (Hello, Descendents! Hello, Clash!) into the mix. There's even a little doo-wop melodrama at the end of "Ricky."

The romp through genres is powered by skilled musicianship and an excellent sense of pacing. Although it calls upon a whirlwind of influence, the record doesn't feel unfocused or distracted. The Saps aren't forcing a montage of unrelated bands; their sound embodies the existing overlap of their root genres and they pay homage in a natural manner. It's rough, it's groggy, it's loud and it's an awfully fun ride.